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"My age has nothing whatever to do with the age of Andreas, as I did not share flesh and blood with Andreas from the beginning. It was Andreas who possessed supremacy over this body for almost a lifetime. And it was only later that I developed in our common body, so that this body evolved until there was no longer any room for Andreas."
Blurb: In March 1930 Danish artist Einar Wegener entered Magnus Hirschfeld’s Institute for Sexual Science (Institut für Sexualwissenschaft) in Berlin, to be interviewed, examined, and photographed before embarking on a series of surgeries that, according to the thinking of the day, would transform him into a woman. Man into Woman (1933) is the life narrative of Lili Ilse Elvenes, popularly known as Lili Elbe and considered by some scholars (and by the narrative itself) to be the first person to undergo what was then called genital transformation surgery (Genitalumwandlung). Elbe’s life story, initially published in 1931 as Fra Mand til Kvinde [From Man into Woman], is the first full-length narrative of a subject who undergoes a surgical change in sex. We would now call this gender confirmation surgery, but Lili saw herself as a distinct person from Einar (Andreas Sparre in the narrative). (from Publication History on LiliElbe.org)
Why is it worth your time?: Lili Elbe gets a lot of attention as (for example) the only trans woman ever to have a uterus transplant, but I had no idea she was plural before I read this. Though she died young, Elbe lived a full and happy life and was accepted and supported by Gerda Wegener (Einar Wegener’s wife) from the beginning. It’s fascinating to learn about her experience as a trans woman in early 20th century Europe and to see how she and others conceptualized her multiplicity.
Plural/1+ Tags: abuse: low-focus, closeting, creator speaks from experience, type: switching
Content Warnings for the American Edition: headmate death, depression, suicidal thoughts, homophobia, transmisogyny, random transmisandry (page 51), corporeal punishment, forced kisses, blood, language now considered ableist
Accessibility Notes: Free, online, and screenreadable in English, Danish, and German. All versions archived on the Wayback Machine.
Misc. Notes: Skip the introduction. It’s not worth reading.
acorn_squash! Thank you, acorn_squash!"My age has nothing whatever to do with the age of Andreas, as I did not share flesh and blood with Andreas from the beginning. It was Andreas who possessed supremacy over this body for almost a lifetime. And it was only later that I developed in our common body, so that this body evolved until there was no longer any room for Andreas."
Blurb: In March 1930 Danish artist Einar Wegener entered Magnus Hirschfeld’s Institute for Sexual Science (Institut für Sexualwissenschaft) in Berlin, to be interviewed, examined, and photographed before embarking on a series of surgeries that, according to the thinking of the day, would transform him into a woman. Man into Woman (1933) is the life narrative of Lili Ilse Elvenes, popularly known as Lili Elbe and considered by some scholars (and by the narrative itself) to be the first person to undergo what was then called genital transformation surgery (Genitalumwandlung). Elbe’s life story, initially published in 1931 as Fra Mand til Kvinde [From Man into Woman], is the first full-length narrative of a subject who undergoes a surgical change in sex. We would now call this gender confirmation surgery, but Lili saw herself as a distinct person from Einar (Andreas Sparre in the narrative). (from Publication History on LiliElbe.org)
Why is it worth your time?: Lili Elbe gets a lot of attention as (for example) the only trans woman ever to have a uterus transplant, but I had no idea she was plural before I read this. Though she died young, Elbe lived a full and happy life and was accepted and supported by Gerda Wegener (Einar Wegener’s wife) from the beginning. It’s fascinating to learn about her experience as a trans woman in early 20th century Europe and to see how she and others conceptualized her multiplicity.
Plural/1+ Tags: abuse: low-focus, closeting, creator speaks from experience, type: switching
Content Warnings for the American Edition: headmate death, depression, suicidal thoughts, homophobia, transmisogyny, random transmisandry (page 51), corporeal punishment, forced kisses, blood, language now considered ableist
Accessibility Notes: Free, online, and screenreadable in English, Danish, and German. All versions archived on the Wayback Machine.
Misc. Notes: Skip the introduction. It’s not worth reading.
